Russia finalizing deal for permanent naval base in Syria

Viktor Ozerov, the chairman of the Defense and Security Committee at the Federation Council, the Russian parliament’s upper house, made the announcement on Wednesday that Russia and Syria are finalizing a deal for a permanent Russian base in Tartous, PressTV reported.

“As far as I know, [it is] at the final stage,” he said.

Russia since 1977 have had a support and maintenance facility for its navy, its only Mediterranean precense.